AOT #24: Chris Elliott Podcasts from The Shroud of the Thwacker
May 25, 2006 by Rob
Filed under Book Store Events
Chris Elliott, television and film writer, comic and actor, reads from and discusses his debut novel, The Shroud of the Thwacker.
Set in New York City in 1882, this hilarious story chronicles the adventures of Police Chief Caleb Spencer and his cohorts, Evening Post reporter Liz Smith and Mayor Teddy Roosevelt, as they unravel the mystery of the world’s first serial killer, Jack the Jolly Thwacker.
($22.95) Miramax, ISBN # 1-40135-245-6.
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AOT #23: Blair Underwood Podcasts from Before I Got Here
May 13, 2006 by Rob
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Blair Underwood, a Golden Globe-nominated actor and recipient of several NAACP Image Awards, discusses his new book Before I Got Here: The Wondrous Things We Hear When We Listen to the Souls of Our Children.
Through conversations with his family and friends, Underwood discovered how often people have children who say things that have “left them with their jaws on the floor.” Underwood created a web site as a place to collect these stories and this book is a collection of the best of the conversations and stories posted on the site.
($20.00) Atria Books ISBN # 0-7432-7149-1. Please visit Blair Underwood’s official web site as well.
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AOT # 22: Lynne Truss Podcasts Talk to the Hand
May 8, 2006 by Rob
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Lynne Truss, author of the best-selling book on grammar, Eats, Shoots & Leaves, tackles a new subject – manners, or the lack thereof – in her new book Talk to the Hand .
British writer Lynne Truss reviews books for the Sunday Times of London, is a familiar voice on BBC Radio and won the British Book Award for her 2004 book, Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Truss reads from and discusses her new book, Talk to the Hand: The Utter Bloody Rudeness of the World Today, or, Six Good Reasons to Stay Home and Bolt the Door. Truss issues a “call to arms” as a witty defender of the civilized world.
($19.95) Gotham Books ISBN # 0-14-305803-7. Please visit Lynne Truss’s Web site as well.
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AOT #21: Andrew Weil Podcasts from Healthy Aging
May 1, 2006 by Rob
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Andrew Weil, M.D. discusses his important new book, Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being.
Dr. Weil, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, is the author of 10 previous books including Spontaneous Healing, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Eating Well for Optimum Health and, with Rosie Daley, The Healthy Kitchen. Now Dr. Weil gives us a book about aging that is unlike any other in the breadth and depth of its information and understanding. Hugely informative, practical, and uplifting, it is infused with the engaging candor and common sense that have been the hallmarks of all his books.
($27.95) Knopf ISBN # 0-375-40755-3. Please visit Dr. Weil’s informative Web site as well.
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